-άκι

Greek

Etymology

A reanalysis of Ancient Greek diminutives formed with the suffix -ιον (-ion) from nouns ending in -αξ (-ax), stem -ακ- (-ak-). Compare Ancient Greek λαβράκιον (labrákion) from λάβραξ (lábrax, “seabass”), Hellenistic ῥυάκιον (rhuákion) from ῥύαξ (rhúax, “torrential stream, esp. of lava”) and συάκιν (suákin) from σῦαξ (sûax, “a fish species”). See also Ancient Greek ἱεράκιον (hierákion), Greek καμάκι (kamáki) and αυλάκι (avláki).

Suffix

-άκι • (-áki) n

1. Added to nouns (chiefly neuter) to give a diminutive form, expressing small size or affection.

   ‎ποτάμι (potámi, “river”) + ‎-άκι (-áki) → ‎ποταμάκι (potamáki, “rivulet”)

   ‎άντρας (ántras, “husband”) + ‎-άκι (-áki) → ‎αντράκι (antráki)

   ‎γυναίκα (gynaíka, “wife”) + ‎-άκι (-áki) → ‎γυναικάκι (gynaikáki)

   ‎κερί (kerí, “candle”) + ‎-άκι (-áki) → ‎κεράκι (keráki, “small candle”)

Declension

declension of -άκι

	singular	plural
nominative	-άκι •	-άκια •
genitive	—	—
accusative	-άκι •	-άκια •
vocative	-άκι •	-άκια •
Genitive forms are rare or non-existant

Synonyms

• -ίτσα (-ítsa) (used with feminine nouns)

Antonyms

• -άρα (-ára)
• -αρος (-aros)

Derived terms

• -άκης (-ákis)
• -άκιας (-ákias)

Greek words suffixed with -άκι